Fireproof iron stand



' April 3,- 1928. 1,664,698

R. A. MORRISON ET AL FIREPROOF IRON STAND Filed Sept. 7. 1926 ZQZi'esse3' HobrZ" Q/Norm'son Z 4 Iran/(Z2272 L. Owl aid.

Patented Apr. 3, 1928. i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT A. MOFJEESGN AND 'Il-KLIN L. OSWALI), OF EORTLAND, OREGON.

FIREEROOF IRON STAND. i

Application filed September 7, 1928. Serial at. 133,947.

The present invention relates to ironing Means for securing the iron stand to the boards and more particularly to fireproof ironing board comprises a strap 8 made of iron stands in combination therewith. rapid heat dissipating material which is rig- The main objects of the invention are to. idly aifixed to the iron stand by rivets 9 and .45 provide a combination fire-proof iron stand the strap is secured to the ironing board as and ironing board, to provide a permanently by the bolts 10. Vashers 11 of non-conduct secured iron stand in combination with an ing heat material, such as asbestos, are disironing board and to provide a collapsible posed interjacent the bolts and the ironiron stand in combination with an ironing ing' board.

10 board whereby the stand can be extended It will be observed that the air gap be- When in use and collapsed when not in use. tween the stand and the board provides an The above objects may be attained by the excellent heat insulator and that the material device particularly described in the body oi": of which the stand is made, its open spaced this specification and illustrated in the acsections and the asbestos washers, provide 15 companying drawings in which: means for rapidly dissipating the heat of an Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. electric iron whenever the person using the Fig. 2 is a section thereof taken on line iron leaves it and neglects to turn off the 22 of Fig. 1. electric current. It will likewise be seen Fig. 3 is a perspective iew of the asthat the combination board and stand are sembled iron stand in collapsed position, the compact when not in use.

securing straps being broken off: while but one specific embodiment of the Fig. l is a perspective view of the unasinvention has been herein shown and desembled parts constituting the iron stand. scribed, 1t Wlll be understood that numerous The iron stand 1 is arranged in the pocket details of the invention may be altered or A5 2 of the ironing board 3 in such a manner as Omitted Without departing from the spirit to provide a considerable air gap 4, sun of this invention as defined by the following rounding the stand. v claim. 1 The iron stand, which is made of metal 79 claim: or other rapid heat dissipating material, The combination with an ironing boar 30 comprises telescoping sections 5 and 6. The having a recess therein, of a collapsible lugs 5 on the section 5 are adapted to slid c metal iron stand arranged in said recess and horizontally in the slots 5 of the section (3 comprising a pair of sections having suband the lugs 6' on the section 6 are similarly stantially parallel fingers extending longiadapted to slide in the slots 6 of the sectudinally of the board, the fingers of one 7 35 tion 5. section. being slidable longitudinally rela- The supporting cross members 7, of the tive to those of the other section. iron stand are spaced so as to provide ven- Signed at Portland this 30 day of August tilation for rapid heat dissipation and the 1926.

ends and sides of the telescoping sections v 40 provide walls to prevent the iron from slip ROBERT A. MORRISON.

ping of? the stand. FRANKLIN L. OSWALD. 

